How To Create The Ultimate AT-HOME SPA Experience
As we start to approach a new, chillier season there’s an urge to indulge deeper into a state of self-indulgence.
Cooler days and nights are the only excuse we need not to leave the house for facials and body scrubs. However, there’s no need to panic, you can still achieve spa quality treatments and a sanctuary atmosphere from the comfort of your own home.
Let’s take a look at what you need to create the ultimate at-home spa experience.
How To Create An At Home Spa
The Space
Somewhere peaceful
Choose an area of your home you find peaceful and calming. This might be your bathroom, your bedroom, the living room or maybe you have a designated den for moments like this where you can zone out.
Wherever you decide make sure it’s free of clutter and the area is clear of bits of papers laying around. The last thing you want while trying to relax is to be reminding of work and mundane tasks needing to be done.
Decorate your area with flowers and plants
Flowers signify beauty and plants suggest wellness, so what better way to put yourself in a feel-good mood than to decorate your spa space to make you feel good during your pampering session. If you own crystals and stones, place them around the room or close to you. This gives a positive energy to the room and a sprinkle of good vibes, Amethysts and Rose Quartz.
Light candles
Safely light a few candles and place them around the room. By doing this you will begin your spa session in a state of calm and balance. Choose scents with notes of oud, sandalwood or cedarwood to restore peace of mind, or lavender if you are pampering yourself just before bed.
Music
Set the mood with feel good music. Maybe leave the high tempo beats for pre drinks with the girls. For an at-home spa day or night you’ll want to play music that calms and relaxes you.
The Face
Cleansers, toners, and serums
Try a mini facial by using cleansers which are formulated to clean but not strip the skin. Remember to double cleanse, start with an oil-based cleanser. The Klairs Gentle Black Deep Cleansing Oil removes the dirt and impurities from your skin while retaining your skins moisture barrier, this allows your skin to remain soft even after a deep clean, oh and it smells very spa friendly too.
You’ll then need a water-based cleanser to follow up with and further to remove excess traces of makeup and dead skin cells. The Klairs Rich Moist Foaming Cleanser is a gentle but effective cleanser with a light exfoliant making it ideal if you have sensitive skin.
Face & Eye Masks
You don’t ever feel truly pampered until it’s time to mask, right? To be able to chill out for 15-20 mins while your skin goes detoxifies, replenishes and renews is bliss. If you’re skin schooled and confident in choosing an at home peel, go for it. If you just want something simple, choose a clay mask, the Versed Skin, Photos Please Brightening Mask minimises pores creates a skin smoothing effect.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to take care of your undereye area.
As one of the most identifiable ways of recognising how old or stressed someone is are by the lines around their eyes.
Keep crow’s feet at bay by keeping your undereye moisturised. The skin that covers our undereye is very thin making prone to skin damage which leads to creasing which then leads to lines in the corners of your eyes.
Apply eye patches to your undereye (weekly) to hydrate and add moisture and reduce creases and wrinkles. Alternatively use an eye cream every night. Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado is rich in both moisture and hydration
Lips
Often lips tend to get neglected when during a pamper time, but moisturised lips are just as important as eyes due to them only being protected a thin layer of skin making your lips prone to dryness and chapping.
Apply a rich, thick layer of lip balm such as the Kitaka Goodnight Goddess Multipurpose Overnight Lip Balm to your lips as the last step in your facial.
The Body
Soak in a bath of femininity by running a Goddess bath.
Add lemon slices, flowers, honey, and rose water to enjoy a spa-like moment of bliss.
Find your favourite body scrub to exfoliate your skin and just relax.
The Mind
Once you have created your at-home spa, make sure you leave any worries and problems at the door.
This your time to relax and be present. Simply forgetting your day-to-day stresses are not a simple task, however allow this time of pampering be a moment you decide you give yourself some undivided attention.
Final thoughts
You don’t have to buy specialised skincare products with harsh chemical formulations to create a spa like feel especially if you’re not confident in doing so.
Stick to your regular products that have been working for you and leave the science skincare to the professionals. Creating an at home spa is less about the what use and more about how it makes you feel.
